Dirk

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dagger.
  • v. To stab with a dirk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
  • v. To stab with a dirk.
  • v. To darken.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
  • v. To stab with a dirk.
  • adj. Dark.
  • v. To darken.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A stabbing weapon; a dagger.
  • n. The common side-arm of a midshipman in the British naval service. It is usually straight, but is sometimes a very short, curved cutlas.
  • To poniard; stab.
  • An occasional Middle English and Scotch form of dark.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
  • Verb Form
    dirked    dirking    dirks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sticker    dagger   
    Form
    dirked    dirking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dark    darken   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berk    Burk    Burke    Kirk    Merc    Turk    berk    berserk    birk    burke   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rapier    stiletto    dagger    broadsword    cutlass    crysknife    panga    buckler    scimitar    cleaver